Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Scene to scene, encounter to encounter, its tension builds unrelentingly. So, fasten your seat belts. It`s a blast.
– Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Oct 2014
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[Aliens] is a spectacular example of state-of-the-art science fiction simply because it never tries to be overtly spectacular.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
30 Jul 2013
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It's blaster action, not Gothic future-horror. Fortunately, director-screenwriter James Cameron has shaped his film around the defiant intelligence and sensual athleticism of Weaver, and that's where Aliens works best.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jul 2013
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This film is also the best monster movie of the year and the best picture of any kind to open so far this summer. Put it another way: Aliens is the Jaws of the '80s.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jul 2013
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Action thrillers assail but rarely test us; this is the tautest, most provoking, and altogether most draining example ever made.